PetSmart’s Quarterly Sales Climb 7.5% as Retailer Bets on Private Labels

  • The retailer saw $2.5 billion of sales in the second quarter
  • Store brands would help drive customer loyalty, boost margins

A pedestrian walks a dog outside a PetSmart store in New York.

Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg
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PetSmart LLC’s second-quarter performance was buoyed by higher merchandise and services revenues, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

The BC Partners-owned pet supply retailer booked $2.5 billion in sales for the quarter ended July 31, up 7.5% from the same period a year ago, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the results were private.